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In over 400 pages, he writes vividly about people he's known, places he's travelled
to, books he's read, paintings he's seen; and touches on more controversial
subjects, such as assisted suicide and abortion. Even religion is there-the possibility
of the existence of God, problems with some biblical texts, and the challenge
involved in being a gay Catholic.

Stephen Hough is one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and
numerous awards for his performances and recordings. In 2001 he was the first
classical performing artist to receive a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and in
2013 he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He has
appeared with virtually all major American and European orchestras and has given
recitals at the most prestigious concert halls around the world. He has recorded
more than 60 albums for Hyperion, most recently a three-disc set of Beethoven's
complete piano concertos with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming
2021 engagements include concerto performances with the London Philharmonic
Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, St Louis, Cincinnati and Atlanta
Symphony Orchestras, Seoul Philharmonic, and the National Symphony Orchestra,
Taiwan.

He is also a writer, composer, and painter and was included in The Economist's list
of '20 Living Polymaths.' His writing has appeared in BBC Music Magazine,
Gramophone, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Times (London). His
first novel, The Final Retreat, was published by Sylph Editions in 2018. As a
composer, he has written for orchestra, choir, chamber ensemble, and solo piano,
and his compositions are published by Josef Weinberger, Ltd. He resides in London
and is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and Juilliard. He holds the
International Chair of Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in
Manchester, and he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liverpool
in 2011.

To learn more, visit stephenhough.com.